Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2001 - Analysis
EMPLOYED
Last week were you primarily:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Working full-time | 487 | 57.2% | 57.2% | -0.75 |
2) Working part-time | 54 | 6.3% | 63.5% | -0.21 |
3) Going to school | 59 | 6.9% | 70.4% | 0.33 |
4) Keeping house | 69 | 8.1% | 78.5% | 0.87 |
5) Retired | 137 | 16.1% | 94.6% | 1.42 |
6) Unemployed | 25 | 2.9% | 97.5% | 1.96 |
7) Or what | 17 | 2.0% | 99.5% | 2.50 |
8) No answer | 4 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 3.04 |
Age (I-AGE)
Under 40 | 40-49 | 50-64 | Over 65 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 64.5%227 | 73.9%133 | 58.5%110 | 6.0%7 | 10 | 57.1%477 |
Working part-time | 7.1%25 | 6.7%12 | 4.8%9 | 6.0%7 | 1 | 6.3%53 |
Going to school | 16.5%58 | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 7.1%59 |
Keeping house | 7.7%27 | 10.6%19 | 6.9%13 | 7.8%9 | 1 | 8.1%68 |
Retired | 0.0%0 | 1.7%3 | 21.8%41 | 77.6%90 | 3 | 16.0%134 |
Unemployed | 2.8%10 | 3.9%7 | 3.2%6 | 0.9%1 | 1 | 2.9%24 |
Or what | 1.4%5 | 1.7%3 | 4.3%8 | 0.9%1 | 0 | 2.0%17 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 1.1%2 | 0.5%1 | 0.9%1 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100%352 | 100%180 | 100%188 | 100%116 | 836 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Advanced degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 35.4%29 | 48.1%116 | 59.4%142 | 71.7%132 | 64.4%65 | 3 | 57.1%484 |
Working part-time | 8.5%7 | 9.1%22 | 5.0%12 | 2.2%4 | 8.9%9 | 0 | 6.4%54 |
Going to school | 4.9%4 | 5.8%14 | 13.0%31 | 3.8%7 | 3.0%3 | 0 | 7.0%59 |
Keeping house | 14.6%12 | 10.0%24 | 5.9%14 | 8.2%15 | 4.0%4 | 0 | 8.1%69 |
Retired | 28.0%23 | 20.3%49 | 11.3%27 | 10.9%20 | 16.8%17 | 1 | 16.1%136 |
Unemployed | 3.7%3 | 4.1%10 | 2.9%7 | 1.1%2 | 2.0%2 | 1 | 2.8%24 |
Or what | 3.7%3 | 2.5%6 | 2.1%5 | 1.1%2 | 1.0%1 | 0 | 2.0%17 |
No answer | 1.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 1.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 100%82 | 100%241 | 100%239 | 100%184 | 100%101 | 847 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 66.6%237 | 50.4%250 | 0 | 57.2%487 |
Working part-time | 4.5%16 | 7.7%38 | 0 | 6.3%54 |
Going to school | 8.4%30 | 5.8%29 | 0 | 6.9%59 |
Keeping house | 0.8%3 | 13.3%66 | 0 | 8.1%69 |
Retired | 15.7%56 | 16.3%81 | 0 | 16.1%137 |
Unemployed | 2.2%8 | 3.4%17 | 0 | 2.9%25 |
Or what | 1.4%5 | 2.4%12 | 0 | 2.0%17 |
No answer | 0.3%1 | 0.6%3 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%356 | 100%496 | 852 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 up to $49,999 | $50,000 up to $79,999 | Over $80,000 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 27.5%25 | 63.3%183 | 66.7%92 | 75.9%85 | 102 | 61.1%385 |
Working part-time | 11.0%10 | 4.8%14 | 3.6%5 | 8.9%10 | 15 | 6.2%39 |
Going to school | 17.6%16 | 5.5%16 | 5.1%7 | 1.8%2 | 18 | 6.5%41 |
Keeping house | 13.2%12 | 8.0%23 | 10.9%15 | 5.4%6 | 13 | 8.9%56 |
Retired | 17.6%16 | 14.5%42 | 10.9%15 | 4.5%5 | 59 | 12.4%78 |
Unemployed | 7.7%7 | 2.1%6 | 0.7%1 | 2.7%3 | 8 | 2.7%17 |
Or what | 5.5%5 | 1.7%5 | 2.2%3 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 2.1%13 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%1 | 3 | 0.2%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 |
Total | 100%91 | 100%289 | 100%138 | 100%112 | 630 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Never married | Married | Widowed, divorced, and separated | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 54.0%116 | 58.3%249 | 58.6%119 | 3 | 57.3%484 |
Working part-time | 8.8%19 | 4.4%19 | 7.4%15 | 1 | 6.3%53 |
Going to school | 23.3%50 | 1.9%8 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 6.9%58 |
Keeping house | 3.3%7 | 13.3%57 | 2.5%5 | 0 | 8.2%69 |
Retired | 4.7%10 | 17.1%73 | 26.1%53 | 1 | 16.1%136 |
Unemployed | 3.7%8 | 3.0%13 | 2.0%4 | 0 | 3.0%25 |
Or what | 2.3%5 | 1.4%6 | 3.0%6 | 0 | 2.0%17 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.5%2 | 0.5%1 | 1 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 100%215 | 100%427 | 100%203 | 845 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black/African American | Native American/American Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working full-time | 57.3%364 | 57.1%72 | 25.0%1 | 54.1%40 | 10 | 56.9%477 |
Working part-time | 5.5%35 | 9.5%12 | 0.0%0 | 8.1%6 | 1 | 6.3%53 |
Going to school | 5.2%33 | 8.7%11 | 0.0%0 | 20.3%15 | 0 | 7.0%59 |
Keeping house | 8.5%54 | 7.1%9 | 25.0%1 | 6.8%5 | 0 | 8.2%69 |
Retired | 18.0%114 | 12.7%16 | 50.0%2 | 6.8%5 | 0 | 16.3%137 |
Unemployed | 3.0%19 | 2.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%2 | 1 | 2.9%24 |
Or what | 2.0%13 | 2.4%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.9%16 |
No answer | 0.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 100%635 | 100%126 | 100%4 | 100%74 | 839 |